Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The quantity under a radical sign. For example, 3 is the radicand of √3.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mathematics, an expression of which a root is to be extracted.
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- noun mathematics The
number orexpression whosesquare root or otherroot is being considered; e.g. The 3 in
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin rādīcandum, neuter gerundive of rādīcāre, to take root, from rādīx, rādīc-, root; see radical.]
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Examples
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Multiplying [√ (-2) • √ (-2)] = -2, since a square root multiplied by itself just gives the radicand - that is, the number under the radical symbol.
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